Congress Begins Work On The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
April 22, 2021
Tierney Sneed at Talking Points Memo Reports, Congressional Push To Restore The Voting Rights Act Picks Up: While Democrats’ sweeping democracy overhaul HR 1 has run into obstacles in the Senate [- ahem, Joe Manchin’s and Kyrsten Sinema’s inexplicable devotion to the Jim Crow relic Senate filibuster rule -] attention has turned to the separate … Read more
GQP Infrastructure Counterproposal Is Not A Serious Offer, Excludes Human Infrastructure
April 22, 2021
I told ya so! Republicans Are On The Wrong Side Of The American People On Raising Corporate Taxes (excerpt): Just as they did with the COVID-19 Relief bill, Republicans are crafting a ridiculously small counterproposal which will be woefully inadequate in size and scope to address the actual need, and will insure that “someone else” … Read more
The Senate Republican Proposal on Infrastructure is Insulting
April 22, 2021
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Those grapevine reports that Republicans would unveil a $600 to $800 billion counterproposal to the American Jobs Plan. Another Big Lie. Republicans released a $568 billion infrastructure proposal that would fund: $299 billion for roads and bridges. $65 billion for broadband. $61 billion for public transit. $44 billion for airports. $35 billion for drinking water … Read more
Senate Passes The Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act (Against Asian-Americans)
April 22, 2021
Bipartisanship achieved in the Senate. Alert the lamestream media! NBC News reports, Senate passes hate crime bill responding to wave of violence against Asian Americans: The Senate passed [the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act] Thursday targeting anti-Asian hate crimes after an uptick of incidents during the Covid-19 pandemic. Lawmakers approved the measure in a 94-1 vote. … Read more
Housing Manager Marcos Ysmael: How to Find Help for Tenants Facing Eviction
April 22, 2021
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As the June 30 termination looms for the federal eviction moratorium, Marcos Ysmael, the Pima Country Housing Program manager, is acting to rescue Arizonians from eviction. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) might extend the moratorium on COVID-related evictions beyond June 30, he told Democrats of Greater Tucson at their April 19 meeting. … Read more
Reaction to Biggs and Gosar being Inducted into the QAnon Caucus.
April 22, 2021
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Last week, fellow writer Larry Bodine wrote: “Biggs and Gosar inducted into QAnon Caucus.” This label, formulated by House Democratic Caucus leader Hakeem Jefferies and used by others like Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the DCCC in their fundraising ads, refers to, as Jefferies describes: “The House Republican Conference appears to have been taken over by … Read more
A Crime Against Democracy In Progress: AZ Senate Sham ‘Fraudit’ Begins Today
April 22, 2021
The Sedition Caucus aka the Arizona GQP Senate Caucus of MAGA/QAnon conspiracy theory cult members will conduct its sham audit of Maricopa County ballots beginning today. This clown show already has so much controversy surrounding it that it has appropriately already been dismissed as a fraud, a “fraudit” if you prefer. The Daily Beast today … Read more
(UPDATED) Invest in Ed-Proposition 208 is Back at the Arizona Supreme Court
April 22, 2021
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The opponents of fully funding public schools and Democracy will not quit. This time, they have petitioned the Arizona Supreme Court to declare Proposition 208-Invest in Ed unconstitutional because: There are state caps on education spending. The Invest in Ed-Proposition 208 measure did not pass with a two-thirds margin for approval. The petitioners are: “Sen. … Read more
